Caesaraugustus, OzPol is not a place where any weight is given to a declaration of a win. In fact, you may have noticed how many times buffoons here declare themselves a winner....or 'mark their own home-work' as I often say. Real validation is not going to happen with a Rule of the kind you propose.....'Whoopeeeeee. I won because he did not reply in time.'

Nah.

Best to demonstrate the quality of what you post by simply posting.....quality. Over time, others will take a position of respect or total lack of interest or somewhere, anywhere in between. To use Karnal as an example. You have to have been here for a while to understand this bloke. Yeas, its a bloke not a woman. More than half the time, he is taking the piss and it is obvious to those who know what he does. On other occasions, it is always crystal clear when he is presenting a serious opinion which, in my experience, is always very cogently and credibly argued. But......he gets no Winner's Crown for it. He just gets on with being......Karnal.

But in reality, well, perhaps not reality bet lets just go with Parliament, during question time it is almost expected that a response is given, but rarely does it actually answer the question.

I would suspect should such a silly rule be implemented here that it would only end up being much the same.

The racism and bigotry towards anyone who doesn't fit the conservative idea of normal (white heterosexuals) it a much bigger problem around here than having to force people to address scrutiny or criticism directed at them lest they be deemed to have "lost" the argument.